FIDE World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2024: Call for Bids
FIDE Events Commission would like to announce the procedure “Call for Bids FIDE World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2024” and invite all FIDE member Federations to participate. The bid deadline is March 7, 2024, 15:00 CET. Dear bidders, more details about the procedure including the Bid Form and Bid Form Annex, Bid and Deposit Fees you […]
In memory of David Bronstein on the 100th anniversary of his birth
Today is 100 years since the birth of David Bronstein. David Bronstein was an outstanding grandmaster, and yet – a unique case for a man who almost became world champion – his immediate contribution to popularizing chess is no less important. Bronstein authored several great books. Along with Zurich-1953 (written for the most part by […]
FIDE launches the ChessMom initiative
FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess is pleased to announce a new initiative focused on supporting Professional Chess Players going through motherhood The ChessMom pilot project aims to provide support for professional chess players who are mothers of infants under one year old. Specifically, through this initiative, all expenses related to an accompanying or caregiver person […]
FIDE Endorses ChessNoteR N6 & N9 devices
FIDE Technical Commission is delighted to announce that the FIDE Council has officially endorsed the ChessNoteR N6 and N9 devices (MB-2024-02). Developed by Black Mirror Studio, the ChessNoteR (chessnoter.com) is a groundbreaking approach to digitizing chess notations for offline gameplay. Deployed on two specially customized Android devices, the NEXUS 6 and NEXUS 9, this solution […]
Cuban Championship: Ernesto Quesada and Lisandra Ordaz win titles
LX Cuban Absolute (Open) Championship and XLVIII National Women’s Championship were held almost simultaneously in the different parts of the island – Holguin and Pinar del Rio, respectively. The open tournament saw a close race of three top seeds, Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez, Omar Almeida and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera, who scored 7/9 and tied for first […]